Hogan & Hartson - Practice Areas - Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Protection

Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Protection

Contacts:
Philip C. Larson, Practice Group Director

Today’s global businesses face a challenging framework of antitrust, competition, and consumer protection laws in jurisdictions around the world. Hogan & Hartson can help businesses meet this challenge. Our experienced antitrust lawyers — located throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia — have in depth experience in handling the most complex matters, and are highly acclaimed by clients and peers alike. In Chambers Global 2007, we were proud to be described as an "antitrust thoroughbred" and noted for being "simply superb at analyzing proposals and providing insightful advice tailored to the realities of the business world."

The approach that has won this praise is simple: wherever possible, we anticipate problems and prevent them before they occur. From corporate boardrooms to government agencies, from courtrooms to Congress, we offer outstanding proficiency on antitrust and consumer protection law. Our range of experience extends to all sectors of the economy, from traditional manufacturing to media and entertainment, from health care to technology.

Many of our lawyers come from key leadership positions in government and the private sector. They have been involved at the cutting edge of every major area of antitrust, competition, and consumer protection law, including the most significant multinational mergers and joint ventures, “bet the company” investigations and litigation, intellectual property and high tech issues, policy issues and legislation, and ongoing advice to help clients avoid pitfalls.

Former Leadership Positions

Christine Varney, former U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner and White House Cabinet Secretary
Sandy Litvack, former Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
Tom Leary, former FTC Commissioner
Jan McDavid, former Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Law Section
Bruno Ciuffetelli, former Chair of the Antitrust Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Bob Leibenluft, former Chief of the FTC Health Care Section, former Chair of the ABA Antitrust Section Health Care Committee, and former Vice President, National Health Lawyers Association
Dave Saylor, former Deputy General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission and former Assistant Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission
Joe Krauss, former Assistant Director and Deputy Assistant Director of the FTC Mergers II Division, former head of the FTC Premerger Notification Office, and former Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section
Sandy Litvack and Steve Edwards, former Chairs of the Antitrust Section of the New York State Bar Association
Steve Edwards, former President of the Federal Bar Council in New York
Philip Larson, former Chair of the ABA Antitrust & Unfair Business Practices Team of the Afghanistan Transitional Commercial Law Project

Current Leadership Positions

Sandy Litvack, member of the U.S. Antitrust Modernization Commission
Joe Krauss, member of the Council of the ABA Antitrust Section and nongovernmental advisor to the Mergers Working Group of the International Competition Network
John Pheasant, Co-chair of the IBA Antitrust Committee's Working Group on Private Enforcement of Competition Law Claims
Bob Leibenluft, Co-chair of the State Antitrust Enforcement Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section and Fellow, American Health Lawyers Association
Lynda Marshall, Chair of the Section 1 Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section
Sharis Pozen, Associate Editor of Antitrust Magazine
Jan McDavid, Co-chair of the Editorial Board of Competition Law International
Eric Stock, Vice Chair of the Corporate Counseling Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section and Finance Officer of the NYSBA Antitrust Section
Tracy Weir, Vice Chair on the Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section

Awards and Rankings

Our lawyers are profiled in numerous international surveys and rankings and are widely recognized as leading authorities in antitrust, competition, and consumer protection law.